JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)

Olive Oyl (Blue)

Details
JEFF KOONS (B. 1955)
Olive Oyl (Blue)
signed and dated 'Jeff Koons 2004-2009' (on the reverse)
mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating
71 7⁄8 x 59 ½ x 1 ¼ in. (182.6 x 151.1 x 3.2 cm.)
Executed in 2004-2009. This work is one of five unique versions (Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Red).
Provenance
Private collection
Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. McNatt, "Pop with No Apologies," The Sun, 9 April 2005, p. 1D (another version illustrated).
C. Kaplan, "Door to Door: A Visit to Jeff Koons' Studio," db-art.info, June 2005, digital (another version illustrated).
"Selected Works from the Francois Pinault Collection on view at SongEun ArtSpace," artdaily.org, 9 September 2011, digital.
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2014, p. 180, fig. 2 (another version illustrated).
Jeff Koons: La Rétrospective, exh. cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2014, p. 188, fig. 2 (another version illustrated).
Jeff Koons: Retrospectiva, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2015, p. 192, fig. 2 (another version illustrated).
G.G., "Jeff Koons s'amuse au Mucem," La Provenace, 5 May 2021, digital (another version illustrated).
"Découvrez en avant-première l’exposition de Jeff Koons au Mucem," Made in Marseille, 6 May 2021 (video; another version featured).
D. Villanueva, "[Expo star] Jeff Koons au Mucem : très pop !" Gomet', 7 May 2021, digital (another version illustrated).
"«Jeff Koons Mucem»: le kitsch néo-pop rencontre les arts populaires à Marseille," La Croix, 7 May 2021, digital (another version illustrated).
""Jeff Koons Mucem": Quand le roi du kitsch côtoie les arts populaires de Marseille," RTBF, 11 May 2021, digital (another version illustrated).
L. Elzière and L. Domanech, "L’exposition de Jeff Koons au Mucem se dévoile en images," Made in Marseille, 2 August 2021 (video; another version featured).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Jeff Koons: Popeye Sculpture, September-November 2010, pp. 29 and 31 (another version exhibited and illustrated).
Seoul, SongEun ArtSpace, Agony and Ecstasy: Selections from the François Pinault Collection, September-November 2011, p. 45, no. 9 (another version exhibited and illustrated).
Marseille, Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, Jeff Koons Mucem. Works from the Pinault Collection, May-October 2021, pp. 132, 185 and 208 (another version exhibited and illustrated).

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